Katheryn  (CSi) The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday afternoon that at about 9-am on September 26 a vehicle was located one mile north of Kathryn in the Sheyenne River. It appears the vehicle was traveling south on County Road 21. The vehicle left the roadway and entered the Sheyenne River. The vehicle that was recovered was registered to Mark Davies. His  body was located inside his vehicle.   His  body and vehicle were recovered in the river near a bridge about a mile north of Kathryn, North Dakota.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

If anyone has any additional information about this incident please call the Barnes County Sheriff’s office and the Valley City Police Department.

Davies was reported missing five weeks ago. The last contact he had with family and friends was on August 23.

Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin this week asked the US Army Corps of Engineers to lower the Sheyenne River level, by decreasing releases from Bald Hill Dam to enable crews to  recover the submerged vehicle.

The news release says, The Barnes County Sheriff’s office and the Valley City Police Department would like to thank all citizens, Valley City Barnes County Search and Rescue, Stutsman County Search and Rescue, Barnes County Ambulance, North Dakota Highway Patrol, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Jamestown Police Department, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, U.S Army Corps of Engineers at Baldhill Dam and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Department for their assistance.